Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 134 · 40 questions

Robot tip (Sense, think, act): A robot senses (sensors), thinks (a controller runs a program) and acts (motors and other parts). If a machine only moves when a person pushes or controls it, and cannot sense or decide, it is not a robot. The shape does not matter: arms, cars, boxes and drones can all be robots.

1. 1.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.Which of these is a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pulley (d) a hand whisk
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a planet rover (c) a factory robot arm (d) a skateboard
4. 4.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) a city name (d) hard, forced work
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a garden swing (c) a warehouse robot (d) a skateboard
6. 6.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) sense, think and act (c) only move fast (d) talk, sing and dance
14. 14.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a line-follower robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a warehouse robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
20. 20.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
21. 21.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is very big (c) it has a face (d) it is made of metal
22. 22.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pair of scissors
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a hammer (c) a factory robot arm (d) a planet rover
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a warehouse robot
26. 26.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a hand whisk (c) a skateboard (d) a parcel-sorting robot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a factory robot arm
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a delivery robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a parcel-sorting robot
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a bicycle
32. 32.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a pair of scissors
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pulley (d) a planet rover
40. 40.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) nobody at all (c) the robot’s wheels (d) people (programmers)

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